March 2024

20 Mar 24

Botox Injections

Botox Injections BOTOX® injections are one of the most popular, satisfying and effective non-surgical procedures performed by a plastic surgeon for facial wrinkles. BOTOX® works by weakening the muscles under the skin that cause wrinkles to form. It is usually painless, causes no or minimal redness or swelling and provides immediate improvement. It takes effect within four days...

20 Mar 24

Face Fillers

Facial Fillers for Cosmetic Wrinkle Treatment Facial fillers are injectable materials used to plump or add volume to facial areas such as the lips, cheeks, temples and under the eyes, or to minimize the appearance of facial wrinkles. Unlike Botox, they do not reduce wrinkles by weakening the movement of facial muscles. They do this by minimizing the appearance of lines or depressions (lower eye...

20 Mar 24

Ectropion and Entropion Repair

Reconstructive Ectropion and Entropion Repair Ectropion is an eyelid defect in the upper or lower eyelid where the eyelid margin (where the eyelashes are) protrudes. This condition leads to various symptoms such as ocular irritation, red eye, pain, infections and tearing. It may be present at birth or may be caused by trauma, cancer, other growths, inflammation...

20 Mar 24

Eyelid Cancer Surgery

Rekonstrüktif Göz Kapağı Kanseri Cerrahisi Göz kapakları ve çevresindeki bölgelerin kanseri nadir değildir. Göz kapağı kanserleri tüm cilt kanserlerinin %10’unu oluşturur. Göz kapağı kanserinin en yaygın formları bazal hücreli karsinom ve skuamöz hücreli karsinomdur. Tümörün eksizyonu tipik olarak komplikasyonsuzdur. Buna karşılık, cerrahi defektin rekonstrüksiyonu son derece zor olabilir. Bu alanda…

20 Mar 24

revisional upper and lower eyelid surgery

Revisional Cosmetic Eyelid Surgery The eyes can be the most distinctive feature of a person's face. The goal of good cosmetic surgery is first and foremost to preserve health and function, followed by an improved and natural-looking result. Often cosmetic eyelid surgery results in a "surgical look" or visual problems. Revisional cosmetic

20 Mar 24

Ptosis Repair

Cosmetic Ptosis Repair Ptosis correction is a minor surgical procedure that involves tightening the muscle that lifts the eyelid. This procedure can be performed through the eyelid skin or inside the eyelid. The surgical approach depends on the specific findings and tests performed during the preoperative evaluation. The incisions for ptosis repair are typically on the inside of the eyelid...

04 Mar 24

What Precautions Should Be Taken Against Yellow Dot Disease?

Importance of Yellow Dot Disease Macular disease causes damage to the retina and the layers under the retina. Subsequently, vision loss occurs. For this reason, the topic of What Precautions Should Be Taken Against Macular Diseases is very important due to the incidence of serious vision loss. What is the Importance of Yellow Dot Disease? Macular disease at the age of 50...

04 Mar 24

New Solutions in Astigmatism, Keratoconus and Innovations in Treatment (Ring, INTACS, Keraring)

Refractive Power and Astigmatism The eye has a vertical axis and a horizontal axis as refractive power. The refractive powers of the horizontal axis and the vertical axis must be equal to each other. When these are equal, the eye provides a balanced vision. If there is a difference between the vertical and horizontal axis, this is called astigmatism. Astigmats see their surroundings in a trapezoidal shape....

04 Mar 24

Thyroid and Eye

Thyroid Eye Disease (Graves' Ophthalmopathy) This disease is also called thyroid eye disease. In this disease, there is an increase in fatty tissue behind the eye, swelling and hardening (fibrosis) of the eye muscles and swelling of the soft tissues around the eye. The presentation of the disease varies from person to person. In some patients, T4 and T3 hormones in the blood rise shortly after...

04 Mar 24

It is Possible to Get Rid of Glasses with Lasik, Lasek, Intralase

Lasik Technique The Lasik technique is completely painless and takes a very short time. The patient starts to see immediately after this treatment, which takes 4 or 5 minutes. Soft Contact Lens Users Patients who wear soft contact lenses should remove their lenses 1 week before the treatment. Hard Contact Lens Users Hard contact lens wearers...